Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Check this dude out. John 5 is the current guitar player for Rob Zombie and he was previously in Marilyn Manson. He is the next in line for awesome guitar shredders. He has gotten praise from Satch, Vai and Gilbert. That makes him most awesome in my book!

Oh, and if you don't know who Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Paul Gilbert are, do some brushing up on your guitarist knowledge man!

Tonight's show is going to focus on bands with great guitar players and songs that have memorable solos. You should definitely check it out from 7-9PM tonight!

Also check out this new Whitesnake video for the song "Lay Down Your Love". This album has been hyped up a lot from the European market. I never got that into Whitesnake, but the song is rocking, and not bad for a band that many thought were past their prime.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Check out the new Behemoth video for "At the Left Hand Ov God". It is pretty badass, even if the whole black metal vibe doesn't agree with you, it is a lot cooler than any other metal music video I have seen released in awhile.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Hey, Randy here once again giving you some random news as well as reminding you to listen to The Metal Show on KRUI 89.7 TONIGHT from 7-9PM!

Anyways, I was reading an article online about the 2008 Robocup German Open Humanoid League.

What in the hell is that you ask?

Well there are these robots that are supposed to resemble humans that compete in a soccer game. Here is a quote from the article on USA Today's website.

"Stefan Kohlbrecher, a member of the Technical University of Darmstadt's Darmstadt Dribblers team, said the process of getting six tall robots on wheels to play each other was not as complicated as it looks.

"It works with this camera, he can see with this regular webcam. He can look around, and when he sees the ball these data are processed," he told AP Television. "We tell him that what is orange and round is the ball."

The two-legged robots playing in the Humanoid League are much slower and, frankly, not much good at the game. However, Bredenfeld said they've made a lot of technical progress recently.

"They have to open doors, recognize faces and reach for items," he said.

Ultimately, Kohlbrecher says, the aim is to field a team of robots against people.

"The goal of the RoboCup is to compete against human world champions with robots by the year 2050," he said. "We're still a little far from it, but there is a lot of time to reach it.""

Is it just me or did that last quote scare you and send visions of *insert random robots revolting and destroying the world movie here* into your head?

If these robots get to the point where they can play soccer against humans in 2050, how long will it be before they can crush human skulls?

That could be a metal song, RoboSkullCrush!

Anyways, just some food for thought, remember to listen to The Metal Show on KRUI 89.7 tonight from 7-9PM!

It is also rumored that an announcement and ticket news for the concert with Testament, Motorhead, Heaven and Hell and Judas Priest will be released soon.

Word is that some of the tickets will go on sale as early as next week, and the closest leaked date so far appears to be Aug. 19 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre if the rumors are true.

Stay tune to The Metal Show and the blog for the latest news on what will be the biggest metal tour of the year in the U.S.!

UPDATE: TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW FOR THE CHICAGO SHOW THROUGH LIVE NATION! THEY ARE GOING FAST, SO YOU BETTER HURRY!

Check out the new Arsis video for the song "We Are the Nightmare" off of the album of the same name. I usually have to be in the mood to listen to death metal and I feel it can get repetitive, but this band play some mean technical guitar licks that are smokin'!

Sunday, April 6, 2008

MAN I MESSED UP, CHILDREN OF BODOM'S NEW CD COMES OUT NEXT TUESDAY APRIL 15TH! IT IS NOT OUT TODAY, ALTHOUGH YOU CAN LISTEN TO IT ON MYSPACE, BUT THAT IS NO FUN!

Next Tuesday, April 15, marks the release of the new Children of Bodom album Blooddrunk! From the title track the band already released as a single, the album sounds more heavy and old school than the last few. We will see how the next album stacks up as a whole on Tuesday.

Also, another death/grind metal CD release that has been getting rave reviews is Antithesis by the band Origin. It's not exactly my cup of tea, but anyone can admit they definitely have some technical talent. If you are into the grind scene though, I would imagine this album would be a must.

Anyways, don't forget to tune in to The Metal Show on Wednesday from 7-9p.m. Now here is the video for Children of Bodom's Blooddrunk!

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

That's right, your rad host Randy is working hard into the night crafting the perfect edition of The Metal Show for all you listeners out there!

Just thought I would point out that I updated the concerts section with a death metal show with Vital Remains at The Picador next Tuesday as well as Buckethead in the summer! (hey he isn't exactly metal, but that is still awesome)

Make sure to listen to the show for a good times from 7-9PM tonight!

-Randy

P.S. Make sure to pick up a copy of In Flames new CD A Sense of Purpose that was released on Tuesday.

Also go to this website in order to see the new Chuck Schuldiner (RIP) of Death BC Rich tribute guitar. I wish I had a bunch of money so I could buy this fine piece of axe!